Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Cherokee County, Texas, April 12, 1955
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.1 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.77, -95.12) to the end point (31.77, -95.12), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 12, 1955, 12:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Texas
- Counties
- Cherokee County
- Path
- 0.1 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 12, 1955
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1955 | F3 | Texas | 5.6 mi | 300 yd | 0 | 7 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F2 | Oklahoma | 6.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F2 | Mississippi | 57.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F2 | Mississippi | 112.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F1 | Texas | 2.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F1 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F1 | Kansas | 4.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F0 | Oklahoma | 45.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12, 1955 | F0 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.